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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
COUNTERPEITING NATURE.
Cigar Box Cinnamon. Bogus Maple Sugs
and Imitation Oysters.
Detroit Tribune

SiSar-b CINNAMON, bokus maple sugar
and Initiation Oysters
Detroit Tribune.
What do you call this:' asked a phv-
stefan the other day of Tribune re-
porter, producing quantity of brown
powdered substance.
Ground cinnamon was the prompt
reply. Anybody who can smell ought
to know that"
well. your olfactories have led YOU
astray this time, said the doctor.
What is it. them"
Ground tobacco boxes with a little
oil of cinnamon thrown over il to give
it the proper flavor. Yes. that's what it
Is, sure enough, and a little-a verv
little-bit of tobacco mixed with the
wood. 1t was brought to me by a gen
tleman who said it had been purchased
of a leading grocery house. and 1 recog-
nized the Autograph labels as that of a
very popular brand of cinnamon.
This counterfeit almost comes up To
the maple sugar deception at the state
fair in Detroit few wears ago. Ever
hear of it: No: Well. it seems some
fellow up north made "A wager that ne
could manufacture a substitute for maple
sugar that would deceive the Judges into
awarding him the first premium for pure
maple sugar. He did So, producing the
article from cheap grades of brown sugar
bought in this citv and manipulated un-
der the eyes of people cogniZant of the
bet. He carried his certificate of highest
merit home and proudly hung it over the
mantelpiece in his best room. tribute
to science which had scored a victory
over the honest granger
Il think the man who succeeded in
producing counterfeit oyster which de
ceived the epicures of Paris deserves the
palm. Never heard of it: Now. that :
strange-thought everybody knew it,.
| thinks manufacturing an oyster now
which is rapidly supplanting the natural
bivalve. They are colored by a mineral
wash and fastened To genuine shells with
glue. which dries to the :. NIB ance of the
cartilage that binds the natural oyster Ia
his shell"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
The Drainage Question.

Under the head of Campaign Wifi
cation" the Times Union pours a stream
of dirty words on the course of THE PA
LATKA News in the Senatorial contest,
and makes special point of the pam
phlet issued by us on the report of the
Drainage Committee. Yet there is no at
tack on a single point made by us-there
is no citation of any authority in rebuff
tai of the record as given, and no issue
is made on a single point we have raised.
Our contemporary says
THE PALATKA NEWS broke out into
a perfect eruption of Historically abusive
articles: and then, taking the worst of
them. printed it in pamphlet form.
We reprint that editoriaI-''the worst
that our readers may judge as to the
position assumed on March 4 last. The
points then made have never been an
swered-the Investigations of the Florida
Herald are still too scant and
its investigation too crude" and
the Times Union deals only in
meaningless vituperation. Lex, I'M
various forms, has had his say. THE PA
LATKA NEWS stands firm and unchanged
and its positions are as unassailable as
the record of its candidate for the Senate.
The following editorial is what the Times
Union calls the worst of series of
abusive articles" and from this sample
we leave the public to- judge of the
| whole.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
The Acme of Extravaganza.

What is the use for Senator Sherman
tn continue tn declare that he il in favor
of adapting his party to new issues.
while AT the same time he laws down as
his platform that the great and increas-
ing Suplus in the national treasury shall
be spent. The only new issues of I'M
portance are issues that relate to the
spending of money. and they are among
the most unprecedented indeed-that
ever confronted nation. There is a
surplus of S1OO. OO0. 600 being raised each
year. and here l. a statesman coming
forward To say tn the people: We
should not attempt 10 save that unnec-
essary levy upon the tax-paye.. we
should rather seek out some means of
increasing the outlay of government in
order To- spend it" We doubt if the his
tory of the world affords parallel to
this position
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
The Truth of the Matter.

Ii is customary at this season of the
year for Florida papers To begin To write
articles praising our summer climate.
This Is right and few of the papers have
evaded or colored up the truth. We
doubt if a more delightful spot can be
found in any State in August than here
in Florida. Most of our visitors remain
with us all winter. and notice what a
superb winter climate we have. but they
do not seem tn think it Is possible for it
10 be pleasant in summer. They go to
their Northern homes early in the spring
and miss the most delightful season.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28

entail parties may be Interested, and it is
not for these to give advice unsupported
by facts. There is no attempt TO drive
capital out of the State but the capital
which comes here to rob us is not of the
kind now in demand. The Legislature
will do less than its duty if it fails to in
vestigate fully, and a suppression of the
facts or an evasion of justice will only
make bad matter worse. The ewes of
the people are open and they want light
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28

The Times Union of yesterday prints
the correspondence between ex--Govern-
ors Bloxham and Drew which THE PA
LArKA News published last Sunday,
drawn by the irresistible influence of a
good example to do justice, though done
tardily. Perhaps the copy of Sunday S
PALATKA News from which the CORE
spOndence was clipped, subheads and all,
did not reach the Times Union Office I'M
til Tuesday, fault which could not be
laid at our door for we take pains to
send the NEWS early to enlighten the
sanctum of our Jacksonville contempor-
airy, where light is SO much needed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28

Jacksonville Herald.

If there is law that needs amending
it is the one upon gambling in this State.
About three months ago three men We're
prosecuted for gambling in the woods
near Sumterville. but there being no law
to punish such offence they were dis
charged: and now comes a similar cas-.
from Hamilton County, and which re
suits as did the one in Sumter county.
The law makes it punishable for any one
to keep gambling room, tables or other
devices for gambling in building, but
nothing whatever about open air gam
bling. This is matter which appeals To
the Legislature for amending. Ii might
also make gambling a felony.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28

The workingmen of Florida are to be
congratulated on the fact that the Me
chanic's Lien bill, offered by Senator Nc
hurry, is passing through the Senate
with little opposition or amendment.
The solid prosperity of a progressing
State is founded ON the well beng of the
industrious citizen whose wealth is in his
hands or his brains, or both, and justice
to the mechanic and labOrer is the touch
stone by which to try the laws of a
people to judge whether they spring
from solid, moral ground.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
THE'DAILY NEWS

THE DAILY NEWS is published every morn
,rr q vent Monday and delivered by carriers
IN the city or mailed, postage free, 81 for three
months "a for six months, or s. per annum-
THE WEEKLY NEWS Is a large four-page %
column paper, published every Friday, con,
timing all the news of the week. local ana
roueral 1t Is the largest and handsomest
weekly paper published in Florida' ana Will DC
uaiied postage free, for 81 u year, or - cents
for six months. Specimen copies Tree 10 any
address. "a. g.
Local advertisements, % cents per line Tor
frst insertion, and 10 cents per line Tor each
additional Insertion. Special notices, ~ cents
DER line. Reduced rates on continued adNer-
tsements- -.
All adyertising bills become due pro rata
every month Special and short-time payable
In advance -
All remittances should be made by express,
money-order or registered letter.
Address, THE NE"S,
PALATKA FLORIDA.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
PALATKA. FLA. APRIL %, 1887.

Mr. Parker, of Duval County, has m
troduced a bill in the lower house of the
Legislature to enable Assessors OF cities
and towns to make their own valuations.
Senator Mann introduced an important
bill, yesterday. with the object of re-
forming the system of real estate assess
ment in this State and preventing double
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28

The Times Union may be loved for
the enemies it has made, but many of
the most influential men in jacksonville
are joining the supporters of the new
paper. The heaviest advertisers will
never renew the contracts now holding
them in its columns, and its pages now
contain more plate matter than the coun-
try weeklies so lately reviled for its use.
Such is the reward for demerit.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
The American Junius.

Chicago Mail.
Can it be possible that kissane is writ
ing for the North american Rerietr over
the nom de Isisme of Arthur Richmond
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-28
wouldn't Make Good Party Issue.

Every man should be his own prohibi-
ZIONIST, remarks the Philadelphia Record.
This Is one Of those simon pure twenty
four carat truths which too often elule
the observation Of philosopher.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
SCIENTIFIC HOUSEKEEPING.
Mrs. Lillian Seller Sees in 1t the
Dawn OF Emancipation.

The platform faNorlng Cooperative
Housekeeping presented by Mr.. W.
l., Rosenberg and adopted by the
German Womcn's Society of New
York, appears to me eminently prac-
ticable.
1t is true that while every other
occupation ls being rapidly reduced
to a scientific basis, housework alone
is still canducted after the manner
of our great grandmothers-every
woman must give her most profound
thoughts to each days breakfast,
dinner and supper.
Every orthodox mother considers
it her pious duty to teach each and
every daughter the culinary art and
all the rest of tin no matter how
slipshod u fashon-and though she
possess the inspired soul of IA Brown
ing she must chain her inspirations
to devise dainty dishes to tempt the
dyspeptic palate Of her lord and
master.
Under a scientific system of Go.
operative Housekeeping each woman
would do the work for which she is
best adapted. 1t is as reasonable to
suppose that we are all born to be
cooks rs that we are born to be ballet
dancers.
Whether the mental inertia of our
sex is result Of the present illogical,
wasteful and ridiculous system of
conducting the household, or rice
rers0, would be hard to decide-per-
haps indeed both may be traced to
the prime cause of most of the evils
which beset us-the arrogant selfish
ness Of man.
cooperative Housekeeping, to my
mind, would be dawn OF our eman-
cipatlon Cannot a millionaire SYM
pathlzer-and understand we mum
Der at least one in our ranks-be
prevailed upon to invest in this
scheme? 1t certainly deserves a
trial. LILLIAN SELLER.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
VOTE RIGHT.

Unless the intelligent people of
America make use of their ballots in
upholding a third party-a peoples
party-they will never be able to kill
the present corrupt system of politics
and obtain the legislative measures
required by the changing conditions
of society brought about by improved
industrial methods which make mon
opolies 50 easy to form. Remember
the wrongs of Ireland would never
have been recognized by the aristoc-
racy of Britain, if it had not been for
the power of a third party, small in
itself, but strong on account OF the
balance of power which it held. You
must force recognition-force respect.
-Mlwaukee Reuiew.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
AN UNANSWERED QUESTION.


The ladies will enjoy this one. 1t is
too good to keep from the dear inno-
cents. We heard it related in strictest
confidence the other day by a gentleman
from Quincy, where the incident hap
pened recently. We promised not to
tell, and would not do 50 but for the fact
that we know we will receive the thanks
of all womankind--unles it be the two
fair ones who figured in the interesting
affair. One, whom we will call Mrs. A.. ;,
was a modest matron, and, desiring to
have several teeth extracted, called upon
her neigllbor, Mrs. B., to accompany her
to the dentists Office and help her get
her courage up. Reaching the Office
presently, it was found that Mrs. A. s
courage was at very low ebb and she
was persuaded to try the efficacy of
Laughing gas" The dentist 'had given
it to scores of other patients; there was
not the slightest danger, and he assured
Mrs. A. That she would recover from the
effects of the gas in a little while and
would suffer no pain whatever. With
nerves wrought up to the highest tension
Mrs. A. took the chair and the dentist
begar to administer the gas, the effect of
which was somewhat startling.
The patient was getting well "under
the influence" when the following dia-
logue took place:
Mrs. AIS everything ready"
Mrs. B.-Yes everything is ready.
Mrs. Alas the doctor come?
Mrs. B.--Yes, the doctor is here.
Here the doctor gets his nippers on a
decsyed tooth and after few twists
jerks it out)
Mrs A.-Oh, my nobody ever suf-
fered such pains, doctor Doctor, will
it kill mel
DoctOr-''Oh no, madam, it will soon
be over" and he drops another tooth on
the floor.
Mrs. Where is papa?
At this point Mrs. BIS veil is drawn
fourteen double over her face, and the
dentists face turns red as beet, as he
drops out the last ugly tooth and
sprinkles a little water in the lady's face.
In greatly relieved voice Mrs. A,
still laboring under the delusion,
asks-''Is it boy or girlr'
This last query utterly paralyzed the
doctor, who made break for another
room, leaving the two ladies alone.
The ladies made solemn vows to keel
the matter secret, but it leaked out--they
say-through their husbands. s.-Hannibd
| Labor Tribune.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
ZENO'S " PLANS"

From time to time our worthy sage,
"Zeno, gets very anxious about certain
"plans, thinking, good soul, that the
evolution of the new social order will
follow some specific "pan" of human
device. Now, will "Zeno" turn to his
history and show us where the course of
events has followed any artificial or
manufactured PLAN" On the contrary,
we know that during the French revolu-
ton and in the century subsequent, there
have been scores of such ''plans" patched
up only to be torn up next day by the
ruthless force of circumstances. We
need not go from home, however, for
such examples, but take the constitution
and laws of the United States and tell us
what force these ''plans" have against
the power of the great monopolies2
Speaking of the growing power of these
monopolies, Gronlund hits the nail
squarely on the head when he says "this
movement is at bottom an unconscious
one, the capitalists engaged in il are un-
consciously the greatest revolutionists in
the world" Who but capitalist can
doubt that capitalistic greed is uncon-
scously doing more-iniinitely more 49,
to-day to upset the present social system
than the men consciously planning" to
bring about the same result? As Carlyle
clearly shows in that profound essay of
his on characteristics, the unconscious
forces are always the vital ones. while
the conscious planning" faculty is mere
ly mechanical and perfunctory. Thus
the social organism is not artifcially
built like building, but grows and de-
velops naturally like tree, and when
you are omniscient and can gauge the
scope and disentangle the intricate
meshes of individual impulses and incen-
tlves, when you can comprehend the
subtlety and the infinite compIexity of
their attractions, repulsions and aifini-
ties, and when you are omnipotent
enough to control 1.-The storms cf actions
and the floods of being then and not
till then you may presume to remodel a
civilization and create social order ac-
cording to given ''plan," as you would
train a fruit tree up wall. Dut being
only man with finite powers, and not
wishing to make yourself laughing
stock to the gods after the manner of
Powderly and George and the fly upon
the carriage wheel, who congratulated
himself upon the dust he was kicking up,
the utmost you can do is to confne your
self to the range of your capacities.
Doubtless to a practical man like
"Ieno" all this seems very far fetched,
but let him think up to his no mde plume.
and reflect little, as was the wont Of
the Zeno of Grecian antiquity, and he
will see that the innumerable "plans'
now in the air thick as summer flies are
| but evidence that the times are big with
events such as the world has never wit
messed before, and that when the day Of
delivery comes natural selection" will
do its work according to its own "plan,
! be it by ballot or bullet, without asking
leave Of the pawns then upon the board.
w. T. HORN,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
THEY GOT THE COAL.

Two hundred farmers recently
stopped train on the Santa Fe
Railroad and helped themselves to
the coal contained in six of the cars.
The train hands did not offer any re-
sistance. How the good folks in
Kansas must feel over this impudent
proceeding. These farmers were
probably all prohibitionists too. At
any rate, they have given a hint to
the coal barons.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
DOMESTIC EVlCTIONS.

Ireland's woe is not so great as IS
New York's. The sherltfs in Ireland
do not have so many cases OF eviction
to deal with in a month as do the
marshals of New York's eleven dis
trict courts in a week. From June
30, 1885, to June 80, 1886, there
were turned out of their homes in all
Ireland, according to parliamentary
report, 2,0SS families aggregatlng
S,S17 persons. In similar period
of twelve months in New York city
there were cvicted 2,S04 families or
ll4,O20 persons, estimating five
members to Il family. This shows
that the evictions in this city each
year are nearly eleven times as many
as in Ireland. ". \. Cor. 81. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24

workers whose toll has created all
the wealth. Would it not be true
to say of any large fortune that it is
the accumulated earnings Of many,
appropriated by one? What matters
it that the means by which these
earnings have been appropriated are
legal? Does that prove anything
except that the lave are unjust?
Did we not say, but a little ago, that
the making of the laws and the ad-
ministerlng of them is in the hands
of the classes in which the wealthy
are found? For true it is that
though they have tho numbers and
the power the workers have practic
ally no voice in the making OF the
laws which they must obey, and,
equally true is it, that they seek not
to prevent the legalizing of the sys-
TENS which reduce them to poverty
and condemn their children to slay-
cry. Yes, it is their own fault if,
having the power, they neglect to
use it; they are guilty of an awful
crime against themselves and against
their families, when they, because Of
their base, cowardly Indifference, al
low the laws which rob them to ex-
ist. But just now we are not discuss
ing who is to blame for the thing,
but considering the thing itself.
1t is better, fir better, that the
men who have accumulated vast for
tunes should use them to ameliorate
the condition of their unfortunate
fellows; better that charitiss should
be endowed by the wealthy than that
wealth should be uselessly boarded.
But it would be better still were
there no great fortunes wrung from
the toll of the pocr-better that the
wealth which the workers create
should remain theirs to enjoy. Then
the big charitable institutions would
not be needed, and the colleges and
the hospitals could be, and would be
supported by the wealth prcd.acers
who would have abundance to spare
for the purpose. If we would not
have the magnificent mansions, each
costing enough to support a family
for a lifetime. there would be many
happy homes, and the slums and
tenement houses would vanish for
ever. Charity and munlticence are
virtues which do honor to the men
who practice them, and not the less
so that the accumulating of fortunes
so often dries up the hearts Of men;
but the systems which create the
heaven Of the rich out of the hell
of the poor are wrong, all wrong.
The tramp and the millionf ire are
alike the product of legalized injus-
tice, and the first exists only because
the last has been created. Lanadtaa
Labor Ref0rmer.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
PUBLICATION NOTICES.

Vide Awake for lSss.-A young peo-
pies magazine of exceptional excellence
in stories and fine pictures. The reputa-
ton of this young folks monthly justi-
fies great expectations for the coming
year. The Christmas number is out, and
parents can wisely cater to their chill
dren's literary wants by subscribing for
Wide Awake, $40 per year. Boston;
d. Lothrop & Co., publishers.
Rev. John C. Kimball, of Hartford,
Conn, has published his celebrated ser
mon upon the Chicago legal murder, in
pamphlet form. May be had by sendinf
to the publisher himself. The price
only 10 cents, and the little book is W
worth preserving.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
COLUMBIA BICYCLECALENDAR

Business houses have recently lit
upon plan for getting cheap adver-
tising; that is by sending to the un-
suspecting editors little pieces Of
office -brac, which the editors
naturally notice with thanks. AS
we shall use the calendar sent by the
Pope Mfg. Co., we take this oppor-
tunity of thanking them, remember
ing with pleasure the bygone days
when we vanqulshed distance upon
a Columbia wheel.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
RESTING AT WALDHElM.

The caskets containing the re-
mains of Parsons, Spies, Fischer,
Engel and Lingg were taken from
the vault at Waidheim last Sunday
afternoon and inferred on the lot,
situated in that cemetery, procured
by the defense committee. Capt.
Black, Paul Grottkau and Albert
Curtin made appropriate speeches.
The scenes at the cemetery were
narrowing; Mrs. Parsons and
Lieschen Friedel, Lingg's betrothed,
tainted away.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24
DOWN SOUTH.

Farm hands and farm tenants
near Columbia, South Carolina, re-
Gently organized an assembly, and
the latter made a demand that the
landlords harvest Their own crop,
whereas heretofore the tenant had to
house his own and the landlords
crop also. The farm hands demand
seventy-fve cents and board.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24

Pulitzer, the commercialist, dared
not publish such a letter even as a
communication. This is natural.
Why should he assist in breeding
discomfort by telling truth? Move
on, Pulitzer,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24

the many with fair living that the
few may have an allowance of a hun
dred dollars week worth hanging
men for?
CELIA Is. WHITEHEAD.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24

Among the schemes which may
tax 9 the form OF bills before the close
of the present session is one that will
prove of material interest to the more
progressive among the labor men,
namely: the proposition to national
ize the militia and place it under
the call of the President instead OF
subject to the orders of the Govern
ors of the various States, as at pres
ent. This, in conjunction with the
fact that Gen. Phil. Sheridan is
mentioned as a possible candidate
for the presidency in '8S, looks ON
inous for the opponents of law and
order" engaged in labor agitation.
Altogether, the foregoing is well
worthy second reading and mature
reflection. II. +.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-24

The most dangerous class in any COM
munity are those who make and execute
the laws Chds. UCOnnOr.